we will see flags on the ferry but it will blow from west to east it is a sea breeze. temperature is warmest in oakland at 50 and coolest in novato at 32 degrees. as we head in the only we will hang around in the mid-30's to mid-40's and in the low-to-upper 50's with pockets of sunshine and dry in the evening at 46 to 53. sue? >> a look at 80 berkeley beyond university to the macarthur maze it is light, just a few headlights headed in the westbound direction. the mass transit for this president's day we have bart on saturday and muni on saturday, and caltran on a modified holiday and now over to kristen and eric? >> happening now, legal trick -- electric car owners could be smiling, but the rest of us, prices have increased each day for the past month. amy has more on the reasons why.

amy? >> ouch. this is the 32nd day of increases including hurricane sandy to switching from the gas we use in the winter to summer gas. it is all coming together to mean bad news for drivers. as of this morning in san francisco you are paying $4.13 up from $3.67 a month ago. check out oakland, you are also up over $4 a gallon and the same situation in san jose a big jump all over the bay area. there are a number of problems that have driven up the price, the recession in europe is not helping. energy futures are reflecting those concerns. unexpected maintenance going on at refineries. and hurricane sandy caused operational problems in the northeast. we have to switch from winter grid to summer grade and that also costs money.

we know we have it here in the bay area. we have it tough but maybe you will feel better. it is worse in los angeles. some gas stations there are charging more than $5 a gallon. maybe that will ease the pain this morning. >> developing news from san jose where police are investigating a chase that ended in the death of a suspect. police say at the state of the chase the driver tried to run down an officer. the crash ended in south san jose. investigators are still there going over the scene and they say it started in the capital expressway area in towers lane where the driver of a dark s.u.v. tried to run over an officer. the officer chased the car to monterey road and it went down an embankment. the drive was killed. two female passengers are expected to survive.

>> san francisco fire investigators hope to know what caused a suspicious trier at a treasure island apartment complex that took the life of a 10-year old girl who was trapped in an upper story bedroom. she attended john muir elementary school. everyone except the ten-year-old made it out. neighbors tried to rescue her after hearing her cries. last night mounters gathered to remember her and to support her grieving family. >> san francisco muni is investigating a fatal accident involving a bus and a pedestrian. a 72-year-old died after being struck on saturday afternoon in daly city in the crosswalk when the back end of the bus hit her. the driver has taken standard alcohol tests and drug tests and is on leave during the investigation. >> in mill valley a search is underway for two man who shot at

a security guard after stealing beer from a grocery store yesterday morning at 3:00 a.m. the thieves fired four or five shots at the guard and got away in a gold minivan with license plate on your screen, 4dwzy. >> two san francisco police officers are recovering from injuries they suffered trying to break up a number of fights in north beach. it happened yesterday morning on broadway suffering minor injuries and treated at a local hospital. two people have been arrested for assaulting the officers. >> a group of nudists face charges after revealing protests in the castro district and a few dozen protested the law at castro and market yesterday and targeted supervisor the scott who wrote the antinudity law and represents the castro of city hall. ed nudist feels this violates

their right to express themselves. the nudists will appeal a court decision. >> less-than-ideal conditions for nudity. >> you can probably put your clothes on this morning. hike? >> that could be a good idea. >> we are talking about temperatures this morning running in the 30's and 40's and i will show you the winds in a second. there you go, the latest conditions, we have western winds the beginning yesterday of the cooling trend and it continues this morning and it is also bringing in more cloud cover so temperatures are mild. it will also keep us from getting too warm in the afternoon. right now, it is still 50 in oakland and 32 now in novato, and 47 in san francisco, and 46 in san carlos and 42 in san jose. headed through the day we will hang out mostly in the low-to-mid 30's but sheltered

areas in the 30's at 7:00 and hang out in the low-to-mid 50's by noon and stay this in the afternoon with partly sunny conditions and through the evening hours we will be in the upper 40's to low 50's but no need for the wet weather gear but tomorrow morning and especially headed deeper into the day we will have some wet weather and our coolest day supper 40's to low 50's and we are looking at temperatures in the low-to-mid 50's away from the coast on wednesday and another chance of a slight shower or a light shower for thursday mid-to-upper 50's. sue? >> if your drive takes you from hayward to the toll plaza to foster city, it is 14 minutes and light conditions with just a few headlights and cars headed westbound. from the central valley looking good on this president's day, and minor delays headed up the ultimate pass and good looking ride into dublin/pleasanton. the president's day mass transit shows ace all trains on the regular schedule and golden gate

ferry on holiday schedule. eric and kristen? >> next, the cost of fighting wildfires and the new criticism of who has to pay for it. >> forget your resume, your tweeting skills could be a lot more important. >> but not in the dark. >> first, america's money report. >> good morning, topping america's money, gas price -- cattle prices are up and feed prices are up. airline fares are not going up now, democrat that raised prices last week but no other carrier went along so delta rolled back their hike. speaking of rollbacks, maker's mark is not reducing alcohol content after an outcry saying they are stretching the supply by adding water was a mistake. the latest "diehard" was at the top of the weekend box office

>> daly city, dublin, los gatos, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, 5:12 on abc7 morning news and the embarcardero on this president's day holiday, very light, as the traffic is around the bay area and sue hall will have more coming up. >> growing concern this morning that price of oysters in california will go up if the

drakes bay oyster fails in a bid to stay in business. the court of appeals in san francisco will hear arguments from the government tomorrow on why they should close. the oyster company is expected to respond thursday. the interior department allowed the lease to expire so the area could be returned to wilderness and the oyster farm faces manner 15 eviction. >> idaho man accused of slapping a toddler on an airliner has been fired. the 60-year-old mans to turn himself in to the f.b.i. to face assault charges. a woman claims he slapped her 19-month-old aadopted son but referred to the son with a racial slur. >> he fell on to my face, his ear or his mouth was in my ear and he said it again. but even more hateful and he was on my face so i pushed him away.

>> his employer says he is no longer employed there and he intends to plead not guilty. >> boston bruins are the latest ambassadors to visit newtown, connecticut. the hockey team will spend time with families taking pictures, and signing autographs and hosting a street talking clinic, and they plan to give their team autograph jerseys to first responders. the visit is part of an effort to help the community heal after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. >> states along the atlantic coast are hurrying to clean up debris from the waters hit heart by sandy hook elementary school before the tourist season begins. cars, boats, furniture, houses, even a will roar -- roller coaster were watched to sea during the storm. if swimmers can not go in the water because of the debris the states coulds there billions in tourist spending.

officials plan to use federal emergency money to pay for the clean up. >> california's effort to recover the cost of fighting wildfires from those who start them is under criticism. for a decade the state has been aggressively going after businesses and individuals blamed for starting fires. now the governor wants to double the employees working for the recovery program. since 2008 they have helped the state get $95 million. critics say the state is charging too much and needs to justify the amount of the charges. >> if you look for a job, a survey says many high-tech companies could be more interested in looking at your tweets than your resume. "usa today" is reporting tweets are becoming the hiring model for companies looking for tech savvy or marketing employees. a simple tweet, sometimes called "at this timer views" can lead to a job. one tech fire says they are hiring a six figure senior social media strategist base on

tweets. maybe delete some of the bad ones, too. >> same with facebook posting. >> absolutely. >> and mike nicco, will it turn temperature-wise? >> this week is here and now the changes are beginning. yesterday, it was a mild day but no record highs, temperatures dropped, they will drop more today, and, yes, if you can get up to tahoe today that is the best day because we have snow tomorrow and again for thursday, at the same time, well have rain here at home. you are looking toward san francisco and you can see the haze hanging in the air and the extra moisture that is lingering waiting for the cold front to town into rain, possibly scatters showers this time tomorrow but right new live doppler 7 hd is dry but this time tomorrow we will be following the showers and getting you through your commute

the best we can with dry routes and i am sure sioux will -- sue will be watching for that. the extra moisture is creating quarter-mile visibility around novato and santa rosa. the golden gate bridge, right now, it is not this far down 101 as it is looking clear. the temperature in santa rosa is 35 and napa is 44 and fairfield is 46 and concord is 45 and los gatos 42 and gilroy at 38 degrees. we going to have partly sunny conditions and you can see today and cooler weather and a stray shower possible but wet on tuesday with snow levels down to possibly 2,500'. the high pressure and the cold front is pushed out of the way and it is a long cold front. today we have cooler weather and more humidity with the wind and tomorrow the cold front comes through with a sharp lifting

mechanism creating showers. tomorrow morning, a few showers are possible and headed after the commute the rain is in the not bay and moving through the heart of the day in the mid-morning and noon in the south bay. by 2:00 it is gone. however, there are more showers tuesday evening through the north bay and the heart of the bay and by 11:00 it is gone. we will get quarter to possibly .5" in our higher elevations. today's temperature at the coast if the low 40's, low 50's and mid-to-upper 50's for the rest of us with temperatures coolest tomorrow in the upper 40's to low 50's and we rebound but stay in the 50's for the better part of forecast. sue? >> east waldo grade it is fog free with very light traffic and you will have four lanes right now and two lanes in the southbound direction and it is problem-free. another check of the bay bridge toll plaza, light with no

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>> another budget battle brewing in washington, dc, could mean no blue angel show in san francisco this year. >> the crowds are thrilled each year but the event could be in jeopardy if congress cannot prevent the automatic spending cuts starting march 1. the navy blue angels could be grounded if the scheduled budget sequestration is not resolved. the parade of ships could be at risk. without the two centerpieces for fleet week it may not happen at all drawing about a million people to the city each year. >> whatever they have to do,

they have to do it. >> i agree 100 percent. >> tomorrow, supreme court will hear a case that could change the future of farming. >> warren buffett is still hunting for new takeover targets. now the bloomberg business report the. >> good morning, billionaire investor warren buffett could be looking at big companies as takeover targets. they are buying heinz in a $23 billion deal but that may not be enough to satisfy his appetite, warren buffett is looking at making more large acquisitions, according to bloomburg data he could look next at 30 companies including general mills, and hardware suppliers that fit the takeover criteria. the supreme court will hear arguments in a case involving a feed giant after a farmer infringed on the company patent planting soybeans that were the product of a patented seed that

required farmers to buy the seeds each year rather than planting anything harvested the year before. the high court decision could affect patents on other important technologies. innovation could give adults going blind another chance of sight that has received f.d.a. approval. the $100,000 device will not restore sight but give patients the ability to perceive light and dark that can help with tasks such as reading large signs or navigating a sidewalk. >> republican senator rubio is cashing in on the infamous water sipping moment during the republican response to the president's "state of the union" address. rubio has raised $100,000 since the speech through the pac "reclaim america" selling 3,400

custom water bottles that have his name in bright red letters on a white background for a minimum donation of $25. >> making the most of an opportunity! >> that looks bad at first, even. >> we could do the same with the weather with changes and we have wet weather from los angeles. >> right. mike? >> we need the wet weather. it will dampen some of the commute which will make it a nuisance. now, what is happening today. we are going do have more of the cloud cover north and less cloud cover south so we go from, say, mostly cloudy to partly sunny with temperatures running in the mid-to-upper 50's but near the coast we will see low-to-mid 50's. if you are traveling around the state the best chance of getting wet will be year eureka at 48 degrees and we will have 61 at sacramento and 48 in tahoe and 65 in los angeles and palm

springs is 77. in tahoe do not go tomorrow, try to go today or wednesday. tomorrow is going to be a dumping of snow up there with winter weather advisory. it will be best to head now. sue? >> walnut creek is picking up. not too busy. busier than a few minutes ago. through the san ramon valley on 680 is looking good. from antioch area, speeds are at the limit and it looks great moving toward pittsburg and con considered. and 205 and tracy to 580 and the altamont passen is at limit this morning and it is light. a great day to travel. >> race car driver patrick is making history, the first woman to win the pole position at the

qualifying race yesterday. she had an average of 196 miles per hour. this is her second trip to day tone. the race takes place this sunday. >> exciting. president's day holiday and president obama is on vacation in florida where he plays the first round of golf with tiger woods. the white house press corps was not allowed to photograph the match at the exclusive yacht and golf club in palm city. the president is a weekend golfer. tiger woods won the first victory last month. they teamed up with resort owner and the president is playing golf, the first lady and their daughters were skiing in colorado. >> the obama administration had

a plan for immigration and who is coming out against it. >> a police chase leads to a deadly

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> and now, 5:30 on monday morning. thank you for joining us. >> i am kristen sze. can you tell it is a holiday? we will check with mike nicco to find out how the holiday forecast went. >> someone is going skiing this week. and is excited about the snow on way but not today. live doppler 7 hd shows we have you covered to the north, to the south, and right now it is dry everywhere. we will talk about temperatures. the embarcardero this morning,

you can see the flags on the ferry building blowing west to east, the sea breeze will keep us cool. 32 in novato and 42 in san jose. oakland is at 50 and san francisco at 47 degrees. through the morning hours we will be 36 to 46 and partly sunny and low-to-upper 50's and dry this evening, mid-40's to mid-50's. >> happy president's day, holiday "lite" as we look at bay bridge toll plaza, very few cars headed through, no metering lights or delays into san francisco. the mass transit options show ace regular service. ferries and buses on holiday schedule. this is golden gate. ac transit is on sunday schedule. the drive times show southbound from santa rosa, 24, and now

over to kristen and eric. >> more traffic news. a south bay intersection has been partly shut down this morning after a police chase that resulted in a fatal crash. we are live along blossom hill road with the latest. what is going on? >> westbound blossom hill road is closed if you look because they are digging out and now towing this crashed stolen s.u.v. following a deadly chase that ended with a 21-year-old hispanic male dead. this started five miles away after 11:00 last night. a san jose police officer was making a traffic storm at capital expressway and a driver in another car unrelated to the stop for some reason tried to run over the police officer. he chased the suspect. at points in the chase the fleeing suspect turned on his

headlights and tried to lose multiple patrol cars that were then chasing him about four separate patrol cars were chasing him. he ended up going the wrong way on blossom hill road and crash down a ravine and landed below the overpass on monterey road. >> officers went down. we could not find the driver and he was ejected from the vehicle but we made contact with him, took him into custody, he was conscious and breathing at the time of contact and fire was immediately on the scene and they tended to him and he stopped breathing and died on 9 ravine at the scene. >> police are only describing the man as hispanic at 20 years old. this video is from 30 minutes ago before the s.u.v. was towed, police say they caught two female juveniles trying to escape the crashed stolen s.u.v. and they are now in custody. police are still interviewing

the fellow officers that responded trying to put together how this happened. they are trying to determine if alcohol or drugs were involved. anyone with information regarding this crashed s.u.v., maybe it belongs to you, you could be possible for a reward if you bring any information. >> breaking news from new jersey, a marina fire going on and three boats are burning and firefighters right now are trying to put the fires out. it looks like luxury yachts here. this is big enough fire that local firefighters have called in help from other departments including two fire boats from the fire department of new york trying to keep the fire from spreading. this is breaking news from the east coast right now, no word, yet, on injuries or the start of

the fire. >> san francisco fire investigators hope to know by tomorrow the cause of a fire on treasure island on saturday that took the life of a little girl. they calling it "suspicious." the ten-year-old girl died in the fire that tore through six apartments on saturday morning. she was in 4th grade in san francisco. the cell phone video showed six people in the apartment at the time and everyone made it out but for the girl. she was trapped in an upstairs bedroom. >> all i think about, i heard her cry and i heard her crying and saying ouch and i knew she was gone. i few she left. >> a neighbor tried to get to the girl but was forced pack by the raging fire and smoke. mourners gathered to remember her and to support her family. >> san francisco police are warning women in the mission district about a man who could

be behind two attacks. these are police sketches of the suspect. they are concerned because the two --s -- two sketches are very close, almost identical. the latest happened february 2nd. a man punched a victim several times and ran away. neighbors are watching their surroundings. >> i walk my friends home or they walk me home, i do not walk alone super late anymore to my neighborhood. >> a similar attack happened in the same area january 6. a man tackled a woman and held her on the sidewalk at 23rd and church. >> the district attorney in sacramento will decide if a cell phone store employee faces charges for killing a suspect the robber. the sheriff says a man walked into a metro store in rosemont neighborhood and point add gun at an employee and ordered that

person in a back room and another worker shot and killed the armed man. no customs were in the store at the time. investigators are reviewing surveillance video to determine whether the shooting was justifiable. the same store has been robbed several times. >> tomorrow the olympic sprinter known as the blade runner, oscar pistorius, runs to work to find out if he will be granted bail fighting murder charge in his girlfriend's death. oscar pistorius' agent canceled future race as he sits in jail where the family visited him. he will be back if court tomorrow to find out whether he can get bail. reeva steenkamp was shot to death inside a bathroom at his home last thursday, published reports say a bloody bat was found in his home and oscar pistorius denies he new decembered her say he thought he was shooting an intruder. >> we are learning more about pope benedict's declining

health. a reporter noticed two months ago that his hearing deteriorated and he appears to have gone blind in the last eye. and he lost weight and he looked exhausted. 50,000 supporters jammed st. peters' square yesterday to attend his next-to-last weekly blessing. the 85-year-old pole will retire -- pope will retire a week from thursday. >> there is a plan to overhaul the immigration system and deal with the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants already here. the white house says president obama wants to be prepared in case a small bipartisan group of senators fail to come up with a plan for reform. the administration is weighing an option to allow immigrants to become legal resolution didn'ts in eight years. some children of undocumented immigrants in the bay area talked to us about it. >> my dad, to not be scared. he is scared.

>> the biggest problem is it doesn't guarantee a pathway to citizenship or adequately deal with future immigrants. senator rubio of florida is working on a senate plan says if the president's proposal makes it to congress it would be dead on arrival. >> i went skiing on saturday. >> i would like to get you on skis but the snow was decent but very quiet. i think people are waiting for the new snow. mike? >> it will be very good snow possibly several feet of snow. if you wait until wednesday, it will be in. why not be there when it is falling. the financial district right now is 48 degrees and petaluma at 36, and american canyon is 44 and pittsburg is 43, and walnut creek and pleasanton, 37 and 40

in palo alto and san leandro at 46 degrees. today, most of us in the 40's with a few exceptions in the 30's under clouds but dry start today. it will be cooler with the breezes kicking this at noon and in the low-to-mid 50's. we will spike in the upper 50's for an hour but we will pull back in the low-to-mid 50's with clouds and it will be dry this evening with temperatures running in the upper 40's to low 50's under clouds. tomorrow we have to worry about the wet weather, upper 40's to low 50's and the coolest day of the forecast. we will see more sunshine on wednesday, upper 40's to mid-50's and upper 50's with a slight chance of a shower on tuesday. sue? >> the commute is so far so good but when the snow falls in the sierra we will have chain control information. closer to home, look at san rafael, will tail lights are headed southbound on we i would

beyond the civic center and you can see it is very light here and this is the overcrossing near north gate mall so it is looking good toward the golden gate. the president's holiday mass transit, bart is on saturday schedule, muni, also, on saturday schedule. and caltrain is a modified holiday. kristen and eric? >> ahead a but step for reader's digest putting their future in doubt. >> a goodbye for a baby grand

daly city, dublin and los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back at 5:44. the music world is mourning the death of country singer mindy mccready. authorities found the 37-year-old dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound. at her arkansas home yesterday, she soared to the to which the charts in 1996 with her debut album but since then she has fought addiction and has been in a bitter custody fight with her mother over her two young sons. her death a month after her long

time boyfriend committed suicide at the very same home north of little rock. >> russian scientists are confirming that rock fragments found on a freezing lake are part of the meteor that slammed into the ural mountains on friday. scientists say the blast had the force of 30hiroshima bombs and they estimate that the meteor pieces on e-bay being sold can be worth from $100 to $100,000 depending on size of the debris. >> a san francisco artist playing an old piano on half moon bay bluff made sure the musical adventure ended in a blaze of glory. he set this baby grand on fire

as a grand finale. >> i am bringing people together and it is wonderful. the burning of the piano...it is challenging...to see it go up in smoke but i had a couple of ideas and i feel good about it. >> after he set the piano on fire, he kept playing until it got too hot. the city says he didn't have the proper permits to continue the outdoor concert. he says he may use some of the charred bits in a structure. >> what was he playing? "great balls of fire." we could do this all day. "smoke on the water." >> "fire "from the ohio players. >> we are cooling off significantly even in the mountains where we will have

snow. you guys are having the fun this morning. we are looking from mounts tamalpais with haze out there and moisture and fog but live doppler 7 hd is dry right now. cannot say the same if tomorrow morning and we will be watching some of the wet weather for the commute back to work. visibility has improved in novato at 1.25 mile but santa rosa is half a mile and seven miles at half moon bay which is good. now, temperatures, walnut creek shows east bay valley looking clean, your temperature in your neighbor to the north, concord at 45, and fairfield is 46 and los gatos is 43 and we are still 45 at santa rosa and gilroy at 39. here is what will happen today and in our from the. well have temperatures unpartly sunny sky cooler than year, stray hour is possible tonight ahead of the cold front and that will bring us the wet weather

with tuesday, two cold fronts and we get two rounds of showers and the snow level will drop each time. the winter is become. high pressure is dominateed over the weekend but it will turn to moisture from the north and we could get .2" to half an inch of rain, and the bulk of the wet weather moving into north bay by 9:00 and moving through the heart of the bay from, say, 9:00 until noon and from noon to 2:00 we see a tapering but the next system, at 5:00 we are getting wet again in the north bay to a lesser extent in the heart of the bay until 9:00 and that moves through and when it passes we will be dry and cooler headed into wednesday morning. now, today, the temperatures are in the forecast, and we will be in the low 50's along the coast

and mid-to-upper 50's and notice how much cooler it will be tomorrow, 40's at the coast and low 50's if we are lucky for the rest of us and 40's at the coast on wednesday, and mid-50's everywhere else and a chance of showers on thursday and dry and warmer headed into the weekend. >> we go back to walnut creek to show you what mike had in the southbound direction on 680, this is the north main curve moving toward highway 24 with no delays and 24 is looking good and no problems through the san ramon valley south to 580. antioch is looking good moving to pittsburg and concord and now , the drive times 101 northbound to san jose to 280 and 680, and 87 northbound commute is looking good, as well. kristen and eric? >> readers digest is starting a second bankruptcy process. the publisher filed for chapter

11 protection the second time in 3 1/2 years, analysts see it as a sign of the pressures on media companies that rely on the print publications. the magazine founded 91 years ago came out of the last bankruptcy on decent footing but says fewer customers are now buying their books and other products. >> with final preparations underway for the 85th annual academy awards, oscar is on a road trip giving a lot of movie fans the opportunity to get up close and personal with the statue. it is in the middle of a three week adventure starting in new york on "good morning america" and now stopping in several major cities including st. louis, kansas city and dallas letting fans hole it for the fantasy acceptance speech. >> so many to thank. >> mommy, daddy, lock at your girl! >> oscar hits phoenix on thursday before moving on to los angeles for oscar sunday.

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exciting. then she would not back down. >> i blew the whistle really hard and really loud for as look as i could and blinked my eyes and i could see her eyes 20' away coming at me, fast. >> he called 9-1-1 for help and the helicopter crew found him in time. the helicopter escort the him to safety and officials say the wardens had to takes her down after she also confronted them. >> he did the right things. he made a lost noise with a whistle. he tried to be big and act big but she persisted. >> well...5:55 and now the weather forecast. mike? >> he was in desperate straits and could have been hurt. you know how cougars can be. okay, mid-to-upper 50's around

most areas and the coast will have low-to-mid 50's. we will look at the state if you are traveling today temperatures are 61 in chico and sacramento and any showers are around eureka at 48 and big sur a sprinkle or two and 52 and the big snow is tomorrow at 65 in los angeles and 77 in palm springs. >> busy on the san mateo bridge now as you make your bay from hayward to foster city the flat section seeing brake lights as you head to the high-rise and otherwise not a bad drive this morning. we have a stall reported north 680 at walnut creek blocking lane three and a look at drive times, highway 24, 92, san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city under 20 minutes and east shore commute to the macarthur maze. >> bmw is recalling 600,000 vehicles over a battery cable connection that can stall the

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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, everyone, on this holiday monday, president's day, at 5:359. thanks for joining us. >> nice to have you weather-wise we we have a big change coming our way. >> the cooler weather we started to feel yesterday although yesterday was nice with temperatures close to average. today we will drop below average thanks to a stronger sea breeze. right now it is bringing moisture in the form of humidity with no rain out there right now and you can see live doppler 7 hd showing how dry it is. we have a little bit of fog developing on 101 with visibility as low as quarter of a mile. as far as temperatures, it has been mild with the cloud cover toward the bay bridge.

san francisco is 47. oakland is 51. and san jose is cooler at 43 and novato is up to 36 and you were down to 32 last hour. santa cruz is 44 and livermore at 40. here is what is going to happen today, this morning, we are mostly cloudy and temperature running around 36 to 46. we have a few pockets of sunshine and temperatures low 50's at the coast to upper 50's around the bay and inland and dry this evening with clouds gathering again as the cold front draws near 46 to 53. the best chance of rain is tomorrow. sue? >> the bay bridge, very holiday lite with a few headlights headed to the toll plaza and no metering lights are on with no delays on the upper deck and moving northbound, a stall at walnut creek north 680 blocking lane three and for president's day a look at the mass transit bart on saturday schedule and muni on saturday schedule